After a period of unemployment during the last bubble burst, I returned to college to finally finish a degree, and after much hard work ended up at UCLA as an art history research scholar. There, I instead discovered a larger love for the world of philosophy, especially aesthetics, but in a metaphysical sense and not as a determination of beauty. Yet I noticed that both of these disciplines rarely in any serious way discuss scent and the sense of smell. In fact, I don't recall once discussing scent with respect to artistic objects, a notable exception being ancient perfume amphoras. Why not? This void gnawed at me. On the encouragement of some good friends to question this gap, I started purchasing fragrance materials and retreated to the studio to play. And wow, did I fall down the rabbit hole hard: Perfume materials were color. They were texture. They are intangible structures. They are literally similar assemblies of the chemical precursors to paint, to paper, to the object world as we know it. I forewent interest in visual materials and became consumed with learning how perfumery worked. It was an immediate no-brainer for me: This was the future of my creative practice. –Chris Rusak of Chris Rusak Perfume

Thanks to Chris Rusak of Chris Rusak Perfume, we have a draw for two winners, one domestic and one international: To be eligible you must be a registered reader in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, or Saudi Arabia (a winner from the USA will receive a 30ml bottle and the  random winner is dana.sandu who will let us know what she would like (or the sampler) and an International winner will receive a 15ml bottle of their choosing and the random winner isTimea who chose 33.

.Please email michelyn AT Cafleurebon dawt com with Chris Rusak Perfume and your choice as the subject by 3/20/19 5PM EST. This is a deadline and no exceptions if you are late or misspell CaFleureBon. Please use your email from your comment so we know it is you. It would be wonderful to write a thank you to Tonatto Profu Chris Rusak  in your email as we do pass them on to the wonderful sponsors of these draws. THE LOG-IN FOR CAFLEUREBON SITE IS BELOW OUR FRAGRANCE AWARDS ON THE UPPER RIGHT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO REGISTER

Please note that there may be a slight delay in getting this to you, so allow for 2-3 weeks. When you receive your perfume, please let us know!!!

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